It was finally time to introduce our newest member of our honey badger family (the badger that came from Tenikwa Wildlife and Rehabilitation Centre in Plettenberg Bay) to our youngest one Stompie. When we first put them together Badji (the new one) went straight for Stompie, luckily Stompie crawled up in a ball and protected himself, so he didn’t get […]
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A Brown Snake Eagle was brought to us with an injured wing. It had a big wound on the wing which we think was caused by a thorn on a Sickle Bush that ripped the wing when it was hunting and dived for its prey. The wound became infected with Gangrene even after cleaning it frequently, so we had to […]
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The family that raised the honey badger Stoffel (the Houdini of the Rehab) found a baby Banded Mongoose in the town of Marble Hill, Limpopo abandoned and with a wound on her leg, brought in the baby mongoose. Carla a staff member is looking after and raising the baby mongoose. She is getting very spoilt by all the volunteers and […]
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A Barn Owl nestling was found on the ground at ATKV Eiland Spa Holiday resort in Letsitele which is near Tzaneen. With no sight of the mother or nest around, caring people drove about an hour and a half to bring the owl to us. Our plan for the owl is to have it ringed and raise it until adulthood […]
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A three day old zebra foal came to us from Blyde River Botanical Reserve. It was suspected that his mother died given birth so he joined the rest of the herd. Unfortunately for the foal, it was a male, fights for dominance between stallions can be savage, and the adult male started to kick and bite him, so they rescued […]
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Recently we had to move the Serval mother and her two kittens to a new enclosure, as their enclosure was masked in fleas. Once relocated, the family was sprayed with FrontLine and injected with Vitamin B to increase their appetite. Due to the fact that they had a flea infestation, they had lost a fair amount of blood and it […]
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Our resident adult female Martial Eagle was admitted into our clinic, for mites eating her head feathers. The clinic staff applied Dectomax which is used to treat parasites on feathers and put her back in her enclosure. They will continue to monitor her and if necessary to apply more Dectomax. There has already been an improvement in her condition, we […]
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One of our female servals had two adorable little kittens. They are now a month old, growing up fast and doing well – feeding on milk and rats. As we have a successful Serval breeding program our main goal is to prepare them for release. In the Eastern Cape, Nature Conservation officials claimed that Servals had become extinct in the […]
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A baby Insect-eating Bat fell from a tree in Tremisana Lodge in Balule Game Reserve. The Bat pup was escorted by a Viva Safi guide and guests, who were joining our morning tour. The pup was so tiny and had its eyes closed, we didn’t think it would survive the night. Due to the excellent work of Nikita, Head of […]
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It was time for our 1 year old cheetah cubs to get their annual cat flu injections. While they were distracted with food, Jacqueline Bisco a vet from Brazil who was volunteering with us injected them with the vaccine. The cubs did not realize what happened as they were too occupied with their meal. **DID YOU KNOW? New-born cubs have […]
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